Don't Let Them Go Hungry
The House Agriculture Committee approved budget cuts Friday that would take food stamps away from an estimated 300,000 people and could cut off school lunches and breakfasts for 40,000 children.
Read moreMonth: October 2005
Wage Peace-American Friends Society
Here is an incredable video about the war by the American Friends Society. Three minutes that will have you choked up.
Read moreAlito's America A Scary Place
I might as well get a post about Bush’s Supreme Court Nominee out of the way. In bowing to the religious fanatics on the right, he’s pretty much sealed the fate of our Constitutional rights to be left alone by the government.
Read moreWeather Man, The
A Chicago weather man (Cage), separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Read moreWhat Democrats Stand For
What do Democrats stand for? It seems a common refrain, or assumption, that Democrats do not have an overall theme or narrative, and I will certainly agree that the party as a whole does a rather bad job of articulating the message. But it lodged in my brain, and after a half hour of thought I realized that I, at least, know what I stand for. And it’s not complicated.
Read moreSulu is Gay
It seem George Takei, Sulu, the Helmsman on Star Trek, has decided its now safe to come out.
Read moreLord of War
An arms dealer (Cage) confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent (Hawke).
Read moreWhy Golf Courses Have 18 Holes
Golf courses didn’t always have 18 holes. The number of holes used to vary widely: 11, 22, 24, etc. As with most golf tradition-related questions, the reason why 18 became the standard goes back to St. Andrews of Scotland, the granddaddy of all golf courses.
Read moreScreaming Profits for Big Oil
While you and I are cringing with every stop at a filling station, the big oil companies are raking in the big bucks.
Read moreHurricane Relief Complaints
Last year, I had to evacuate due to Charlie, and we huddled down here for several other storms. We’ve been a bit more lucky this year, but have had to prepare for several. I count my blessings that Tampa hasn’t been hit harder than it has, and so I can’t fully appreciate the frustration being felt by the people in South Florida….BUT….
Read moreWishful Thinking
A great idea from a good friend of mine.
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